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Scenes from the 50th Paris Air Show

A celebration of flight, the 50th Paris International Air Show ramped up this week at Le Bourget airport.

A Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft takes part in a flying display, during the 50th Paris Air Show, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 20, 2013. The Paris Air Show runs from June 17 to 23. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

An Airbus A400M military aircraft followed by Alphajet planes from the Patrouille de France (France’s Patrol) are seen during a flying display, during the opening of the 50th Paris Air Show, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 17, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

Aerial view of Le Bourget airport, near Paris taken on June 18, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

An Airbus A 380 (R) aircraft flies over Le Bourget airport on June 17, 2013 on the opening day of the International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

Two French “Tigre” helicopters fly over Le Bourget airport on June 17, 2013, north of Paris, on the opening day of the International Paris Air show which will be held until June 23, 2013. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

Visitors walk on June 18, 2013 past the European aerospace consortium EADS at Le Bourget airport, near Paris, during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Piermont/Getty Images)

An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner flies over Le Bourget airport, near Paris on June 18, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

A British Airway Airbus A 380 takes off above an acrobatic plane on Le Bourget airport, near Paris on June 19, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

A British Airway Airbus A 380 takes off on Le Bourget airport, near Paris on June 19, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

A British Airway Airbus A 380 lands above acrobatic planes on Le Bourget airport, near Paris on June 19, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

A Fouga Magister flies over an Air India Boeing Dreamliner on Le Bourget airport, near Paris on June 19, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

A French Airbus A 400 M takes off on Le Bourget airport, near Paris on June 19, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

An Antonov An-70 military aircraft takes part in a flying display, during the opening of the 50th Paris Air Show, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 17, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

A Air India Boeing Dreamliner flies over an russian Antonov on Le Bourget airport, near Paris on June 19, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

An acrobatic plane flies over a Air France flight in the background on Le Bourget airport, near Paris on June 19, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

A Russian Sukhoi SU-35 fighter plane is wheeled at Le Bourget airport, near Paris, on June 20, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

A Russian Sukhoi SU-35 flies over Le Bourget airport, near Paris on June 20, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show.(Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

A Russian Sukhoi SU-35 flies over Le Bourget airport, near Paris on June 20, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

An Air India Boeing Dreamliner (C) crosses a Thai Airway Airbus A 380 (bottom in the background) flying over Le Bourget airport with two other jets, near Paris on June 20, 2013 during the 50th International Paris Air show. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

An Air India Airlines Boeing 787 dreamliner takes part in a flying display during the 50th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, in this June 14, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

A Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft takes part in a flying display, during the 50th Paris Air Show, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 20, 2013. The air show runs from June 17 to 23. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

A man takes a photo of European helicopter maker AgustaWestland’s Project Zero, the world’s first electric tilt-rotor aircraft, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 20, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

Eurocopter Tiger H61 helicopters take part in a flying display, during the 50th Paris Air Show, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 20, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

A French “Tigre” helicopter flies over Le Bourget airport on June 17, 2013, north of Paris, as an Air France jet passes (background) on the opening day of the International Paris Air show which will be held until June 23, 2013. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images)

A Sukhoi SU-35 fighter aircraft takes part in a flying display, during the 50th Paris Air Show, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 18, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

A Kamov Alligator helicopter takes part in a flying display, during the 50th Paris Air Show, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 18, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

An aerial view of the 50th Paris Air Show, at Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 18, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

An aerial view of the 50th Paris Air Show, at Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 18, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

An aerial view of the 50th Paris Air Show, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 18, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

An Extra 330SC takes part in a flying display during the opening of the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris June 17, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

A Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner is tolled to the static display area at Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 16, 2013, one day before the 50th Paris Air Show. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

An engineer checks specials vectored thrust jet engines of a Sukhoi Su-35 fighter after a flying display, two days before the Paris Air Show, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 15, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

An aerial view of the 50th Paris Air Show, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 18, 2013. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

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